Supreme Court Upholds ERISA Plan’s Three-Year Deadline to File a Lawsuit

By McDermott Will & Emery and Wilber H. Boies, PC on December 18, 2013

Posted In Benefit Controversies, Retirement Plans

The Supreme Court of the United States ruled that an ERISA plan may properly impose a reasonable time limit on filing a lawsuit to recover benefits. Such time may start to run even before completion of the required administrative review process.

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Tags: ERISA, Heimeshoff v. Hartford Life & Accident Insurance Company, long-term disability benefits, Supreme Court

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Wilber (Bill) Boies focuses his practice on business dispute counseling and business litigation throughout the country. Bill regularly represents benefit plan sponsors and fiduciaries in Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) class action litigation concerning pension plan administration, fiduciary duty, responsibility for asset losses, and changes in welfare benefits. Read Bill Boies' full bio.

Supreme Court Upholds ERISA Plan’s Three-Year Deadline to File a Lawsuit

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